Gary Val Tenuta's Blog (11)

I design a lot of book covers but I'm rarely asked to use my cartooning skills for the cover image. The most recent requests came from author Richard Herr for his books, Invasion From Fred (a YA novel) and Dog & Pony, Vol. 1: Aloha (a quirky, humorous novel in which all sort of crazy mishaps befall a company that organizes business and product presentations for their clients). The idea for the cover of Invasion From…

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Drop everything (unless it's breakable) and settle back for a good cup o' creepy. Episodes 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the full-production, illustrated audio/visual readings from the supernatural/occult crime thriller, Ash: Return Of The Beast, are up and running. This modern-day serial killer chiller is set mainly in…

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I was just reading a blog where a lady said she was ashamed to admit

she tends to ignore books with amateurish covers even though she

suspects some of the stories inside those covers might be pretty good.



As a book cover designer (www.bookcoversandvideos.webs.com) I can tell you no one should feel guilty about judging a book by its cover.



Why?



Because humans are, by nature, extremely… Continue

Like many of us across the nation the economy has hit my regular job pretty hard. So I've decided to take my 30 years of professional graphics experience and ramp up the promotion of my freelance book cover design service to help keep the lights on and my cat fed! As you can see here, he's patiently waiting for dinner. :-)

www.BookCoversAndVideos.webs.com



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Wow! Back in October of 2009 I blogged about the Kindle edition of my novel, The Ezekiel Code, hitting amazon's "Top 100" best seller list. I didn't know how long it would last. I was just thrilled it had made it that far -- even if it only lasted for a day! Now, here it is February, 2010 and… Continue

I was both surprised (shocked is more like it!) and thrilled last night to discover my novel, The Ezekiel Code (www.ezekielcode.com), is listed among the "Best Sellers" in 3 categories!



Kindle/Occult, #17



Kindle/Religious Fiction, #49



Paperback/Occult, #76



Book sales fluctuating as they do you never know how long it will last. Guess I'll treat myself to a steak dinner and a bottle of wine… Continue

CryptoNumerology & The Apotheosis: Adding Another Layer To Dan Brown's Latest Mystery

By Gary Val Tenuta, author of The Ezekiel Code

Two books have been released this year, each focusing on the esoteric underpinnings of the foundation of the Unites States of America and the symbolism related to these underpinnings that are scattered all over Washington… Continue

A BITE OUT OF TIME

A short story of vampires, bloodlust and rock-n-roll

By Gary Val Tenuta

(Author of the highly acclaimed novel, The Ezekiel Code)





1969: just two years after the fabled "Summer of Love" when Flower Children danced in the streets to the sounds of The Grateful Dead and the sweet smell of "Mary Jane" wafted freely in the summer… Continue

"This victory alone is not the change we seek - it is only the chance for us to make that change."

–– From Barack Obama's acceptance speech.



Obama's campaign ran on the platform of change. His first term ends in 2012, the prophetic end of the ancient Mayan calendar. Talk about change! December 21, 2012 marks the end of an "Age" or "Sun" as they referred to it in their culture. It also marks the beginning of a new Age… Continue

Ever read a novel and wonder how the heck the author came up with the idea in the first place? Sometimes the story behind the story is as insightful and interesting as the story itself. This is the story of how my novel, The Ezekiel Code, came to be one of the most unique of it's kind.

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The story behind THE EZEKIEL… Continue